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It took me and 4 ppl to find it, but when you lift the hood of vehicle, it's right in the middle in front of the engine, but behind the radiator. If you still don't see the 'OIL' dipstick top it's probably because it broke off and is just a little rubber nub. I've replaced 3 dipsticks in the 2 years I've had mine. They are horribly flimsy and right smack in the middle of the car where it is always being leaned on, etc. The original dipstick from the Ford Co. is all black also which makes it very hard to see. It's nothing but a teeny hole with a teeny stick with 'OIL' in black written on it. Good luck. I know it's ridiculous.

The generic method of bleeding air from the cooling system is to use a floor jack and raise the front of the car as high as possible, then fill the coolant recovery tank full and run the engine until it just starts to overheat, high end of normal zone on gauge, then shut the engine down and run cold water over the radiator core, this will self bleed the system and the coolant will be pulled from the recovery tank, repeat as necessary, never let the recovery tank run dry or more air will be pulled into the system.

Start with the engine cold, and drain the coolant out of the radiator into a clean pan. loosen the clamps on either end of the upper radiator hose. twist the hose loose, then install the new hose along with new clamps. Fill up the radiator, start the engine for a few minutes, then shut down and check the coolant level again, and top off as needed. After the engine is up to temperature, check for leaks again, and recheck the coolant level the next time the car is cold again.

If you follow the upper radiator hose from the radiatior to the engine, it connects to the thermostat housing. The housing is where the thermostat is located and it is held inplace by a couple of bolts. It is easier to replace the thermostat if you drain most of the coolant out of the radiator. There is a valve on the bottom corner of the radiator. Also, for a few extra bucks, replace the radiator cap to make sure it is functioning properly, since it was over heated.

these cars are bad to blow head gaskets and i have had and lost two of them this way replaced engine in one costly but ok you have all the symptoms of blown head gasket take cap off for radiator fill make sure its full then if bubbles come up while cranking its blown to make sure then drain radiator the lack of water in it it will crank normal and possibly start which is proof positive

Open the hood and look at the very back corner (passenger side) of the engine compartment, there will be a white plastic bottle with a black thread on lid. This is where the power steering fluid goes. The bottle has marks on the side of it to indicate how far to fill if needed.

I do not believe that there is a radiator cap on the Focus. I believe that the coolant is filled from the what most would consider the overflow tank. It is an overflow tank of sorts but serves also to fill the radiator.